Beyond the Global Brain Drain: The Global Care Drain

What problems arise from women in developing countries emigrating to the West to work in the care industry?

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Britain: A Normal Country, At Long Last (Like Germany)

How has the UK’s coalition government succeeded in reinventing British politics and society?

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Frontlines of Democracy: Does China Protest?

In the absence of democracy, how do Chinese citizens convey their frustrations to the government?

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Foreign Policy and the Mystique of American Management

Why do U.S. policymakers think they can apply corporate management techniques to international relations?

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Dateline America: What’s So Horrible About Being Anti-Colonialist?

Is President Obama really an anti-colonialist, as Dinesh D’Souza argues? And so what if he is?

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Liu Xiaobo: Prisoner of Consciousness?

How much do people in China know about Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner?

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Spain 3.0

How can Spain move its economy into the 21st century and overcome the financial crisis?

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Rape: A Death Sentence for Congo’s Women

What can the world do to prevent rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — and around the world?

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Gurcharan Das on the Difficulty of Being Good

What does one of India’s most eminent writers have to say about some truly global problems?

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Amazon and the Era of American Enlightenment

What will the growing popularity of online book buying mean for Americans’ pocketbooks, the environment — and independent bookstores?

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